<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/manchester-united-cement-third-position-with-a-win-against-villa-chelsea-and-liverpool-drop-points-23621019" rel="nofollow">Manchester United</a> took a giant step towards ending a two-year exile from the Champions League as Matheus Cunha scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at Chelsea on Saturday.
United&rsquo;s victory opens up a 10-point gap between the Red Devils in third place and sixth-placed Chelsea, with only 15 points left to play for this season. The top five in the Premier League will qualify for the Champions League next season.
<img title="Michael Carrick. Pic/Getty Images" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Michael-Carrick-getty_e.jpg" alt="Michael Carrick. Pic/Getty Images" width="1280" height="720" />Michael Carrick. Pic/Getty Images
<h2>Chelsea&rsquo;s 4th loss in a row</h2>
But a fourth consecutive league defeat leaves <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/we-re-running-out-of-time-23626332" rel="nofollow">Chelsea</a>&rsquo;s chances of being back among Europe&rsquo;s elite next season in tatters and piles pressure on Liam Rosenior just over three months into his reign.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want my team to feel things are against us. We have to keep fighting,&rdquo; said Rosenior. &ldquo;I put myself under the most pressure. We just have to keep working with the staff and the players to turn things around.&rdquo;
Michael Carrick was forced to name a backline featuring three full-backs and 19-year-old Ayden Heaven. &ldquo;It was massive for us, a big win,&rdquo; said Carrick. &ldquo;To come here and keep a clean sheet like we did, and defend the way we did, I thought it was a magnificent performance.&rdquo;
<h2>Liverpool beat Everton 2-1&nbsp;</h2>
Meanwhile, Virgil van Dijk scored a last-gasp winner as Liverpool beat Everton 2-1 on Sunday to strengthen their push for a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/champions-league-not-the-game-we-dreamt-of-jurgen-klopp-after-draw-408940" rel="nofollow">Champions League</a> spot next season.
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‘To defend the way we did was magnificent’: Michael Carrick

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